15.09.2025 15:52
The Turkish National Basketball Team, which became the runner-up in EuroBasket 2025 after losing to Germany 88-83 in the final, returned home to a warm welcome. National Team Head Coach Ergin Ataman and our players Cedi Osman and Alperen Şengün made statements at the airport.
The Turkish National Basketball Team, which became the European runner-up by losing to Germany 88-83 in the EuroBasket 2025 final held in Latvia, has returned home.
WELCOMED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Under the leadership of Head Coach Ergin Ataman, the 12 Giant Men who won the silver medal were welcomed with great enthusiasm at the airport.
'WE THANK THE TURKISH NATION'
In statements made at the airport, Ergin Ataman said, "We thank the entire Turkish nation who embraced us. They fought for the championship until the last second. They achieved the success of winning a silver medal after many years. We wanted this very much together with our President who supported us. I thank all these kids. We know that we are the champions of hearts, but we will also be the real champions." he stated.
'WE WISHED TO RETURN WITH THE CUP'
Star player Cedi Osman also stated, "We felt your support throughout these 21 days. We wished to return here with the cup, but unfortunately, we couldn't succeed. But believe me, we did our best. I hope we have made you a little proud. We are glad you are here. We did our best."
'WE PROMISE WE WILL RETURN WITH THE CUP'
Another star, Alperen Şengün, said, "Thank you very much for your support. We wanted it so much, we believed, we became a family, but it didn't happen. We are very happy to have achieved such success. We promise we will come back here again. We have years ahead of us; we are a very young team. We promise we will return with that cup."